European Central Bank (ECB)
Lingering Euribor may hit €STR futures prospects
Bourses question viability of euro RFR contracts as Euribor reform efforts remove transition incentives
ECB’s Holthausen on Euribor, fallbacks and Eonia’s end
QE wind-down could boost Euribor, but panel bank expansion is unlikely
Some EU funds leveraged more than 500% using CDS
1,337 funds held €387 billion of CDS notionals at end-2016
Getting risk models runway ready
Banks struggling with internal model requirements may soon opt for off-the-rack rather than bespoke
Giant EU banks grow asset share over four years
Share of assets held by five largest banks in the median EU member state hits 65%
Bond binge accelerates at eurozone insurers
Annualised growth rate of debt portfolios hits new high of 2.6%
Eurozone insurers’ bets on alternatives raises systemic risk
Dutch firms have more than 25% of total assets tied up in non-traditional investments
Eurozone systemic risk diminishes
Yet jumbo exposures to other banks dominate intra-system assets
Eurozone securitisation engine sputters in Q1
Holdings of eurozone bank loans by SPEs are contracting
Single Resolution Fund fees jump at most large EU banks
Contributions fall for Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale
EU’s model study finds problems with bank VAR methods
Banks surveyed by the ECB had an average of 32 issues with their market risk models
Easing of euro OTC trade terms anticipated – ECB
Financial strength of counterparties and competitive pressures could cause easing
Prep now for one-day lag in Eonia, market told
Overnight batch calculations will have to run during the day, following change to doomed benchmark
Sovereign swaps users should learn from Italy’s mistakes
Posting collateral is a cost debt offices must embrace, argues Stefania Perrucci
Confusion dogs start of Europe’s new securitisation rules
Incomplete rules and lack of clarity on designated supervisors thwarts hoped-for revival of key market
Sovereign risk weights cannot wait
Why reform of Basel rules is urgent – and how to improve on December 2017 proposals
Enria takes aim at eurozone banks’ sovereign exposures
New ECB supervision chair floats Pillar 2 concentration charge, criticises use of IFRS 9
Differing European approaches may hamper Ibor transition
While sterling shifts to Sonia, efforts to save Euribor create euro multi-rate uncertainty
Derivatives assets soar at eurozone insurers
Surge in values near year-end hint at hedging gains
Dealers suffer in euro rates desert
Analysis shows collapse in swap and bond bid/offer spreads, as traders say business is “unsustainable”
Swaps market heading for Libor fallbacks clash
Euro market goes own way on question of how to replace term Ibors with overnight RFRs